A Texas Curriculum for

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A Texas Curriculum for Livestock
Education Training Slides
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Curriculum Focus

• Quality Assurance
• Character Education

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Objective 1

• Enhance Character Education for Texas
• 4-H and FFA Youth

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Objective 2

• Ensure all 4-H and FFA livestock projects meet
  all food quality standards

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Objective 3

• Promote a Positive Image of Youth Livestock
  Programs

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Eight Core Concepts

• Character Education
• Six Pillars of Character
• Purpose of 4-H/FFA
• Purpose of Livestock Projects
• Making Decisions/Goal Setting

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Eight Core Concepts

• Quality Assurance
• Impact of Livestock Projects on Red Meat Industry
• Responsibilities of Producing a Safe Product
• Medication use/Reading and Following Labels
• Animal Care and Well-Being

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Core Concept

• Impact of Livestock Projects on Red Meat Industry

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• Reveal impact of 76,000 market projects

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How many pounds of carcass are there?

• Terms Calculations (1) Live Weight, (2)
  Dressing Percent, and (3) Carcass Weight

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Total Entry Numbers

• Market Swine 32,617
• Meat Goats 23,821
• Market Lamb 11,349
• Market Steers 8,438
• TOTAL 76,225

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PORK
Ave Wt. 240 D. P. - 73 5,714,498.4 lb
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SHEEP
Ave Wt. 125 D. P. - 53 751,871.25 lb
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GOATS
Ave Wt. 110 D. P. - 55 1,441,170.5 lb
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BEEF
Ave Wt. 1200 D. P. - 62 6,277,872.0 lb
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Grand Total
Grand Total 14,185,412.15 pounds of carcass!!!!!!
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What does this mean?

• Livestock projects can IMPACT thousands of
  people!!!
• Think about the CONSUMER!!!!
• You never know who they might be..

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Core Concept

• Six Pillars of Character

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• Ch. 1, Lesson 5, Activity 1
• Defining the Six Pillars of Character

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Trustworthiness
Be honest Dont deceive, cheat or steal Be
reliable Do what you say you will do Have the
courage to do the right thing Build a good
reputation Be loyal Stand by your family,
friends and country
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Respect
Treat others with respect Follow the Golden
Rule Be tolerant to differences Use good
manners, not bad language Be considerate of the
feelings of others Don't threaten, hit or hurt
anyone Deal peacefully with anger, insults and
disagreements
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Responsibility
Do what you are supposed to do Persevere Keep
trying! Always do your best Use self control
be disciplined Think before you act Consider the
consequences Be accountable for your choices
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Fairness
Play by the rules Take turns and share Be open
minded Listen to others Don't take advantage of
others Don't blame others carelessly
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Caring
Be kind Be compassionate and show you
care Express gratitude Forgive others Help
people in need
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Citizenship
Do your share to make your school and community
better Cooperate Stay informed vote Be a good
neighbor Obey laws and rules Respect
authority Protect the environment
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• Ch.1, Lesson 5, Activity 2
• Applying the Six Pillars of Character to
  Livestock Projects

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Trustworthiness
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Respect
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Responsibility
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Fairness
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Caring
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Citizenship
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Core Concept

• Purpose of 4-H/FFA

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• Ch1., Lesson 2, Activity 1
• Understanding 4-H and FFA

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Mission Statements

• Prepare youth to meet the challenges of
  childhood, adolescence and adulthood, Through a
  coordinated, long-term, progressive series of
  educational experiences that enhance life skills
  and develop social, emotional, physical, and
  cognitive competencies.

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Mission Statements

• FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of
  students by developing their potential for
  premier leadership, personal growth and career
  success through agricultural education

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4-H Pledge

• To make the best better, I pledge my head to
  clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my
  hands to larger service, and my health to better
  living. For my club, my community, my country and
  my world

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4-H Creed

• I believe in 4-H for the opportunity it will give
  me to become a useful citizen.
• I believe in the training of my Head for the
  power it will give me to think, to plan and to
  reason.
• I believe in the training of my Heart for the
  power it will give me to think, to plan and to
  reason.

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4-H Creed (continued)

• I believe in the training of my Hands for the
  dignity it will give me to become useful, helpful
  and skillful.
• I believe in the training of my Health for the
  strength it will give me to enjoy life, resist
  disease and make efficiency.
• I believe in my country, my state and my
  community for their development.
• In all these things I believe, and I am willing
  to dedicate my service to their fulfillment.

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FFA Creed

• I believe in the future of agriculture, with a
  faith born not of words but of deeds
  achievements won by the present and past
  generations of agriculturist in the promise of
  better days through better ways, even as the
  better things we now enjoy have come to us from
  the struggles of former years.

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FFA Creed (continued)

• I believe that to live and work on a good farm,
  or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits,
  is pleasant as well as challenging for I know
  the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and
  hold an inborn fondness for those associations
  which even in hours of discouragement, I cannot
  deny.

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FFA Creed (continued)

• I believe in leadership from ourselves and
  respect from others. I believe in my own ability
  to work efficiently and think clearly, with such
  knowledge and skills as I can secure, and in the
  ability of progressive agriculturalists to serve
  our own public interest in producing and
  marketing the product of our toil.

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FFA Creed (continued)

• I believe in less dependence on begging and more
  power in bargaining in the life abundant and
  enough honest wealth to help make it so for
  others as well as myself in less need of charity
  and more of it when needed in being happy myself
  and playing square with those whose happiness
  depends on me.

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FFA Creed (continued)

• I believe that rural America can and will hold
  true to the best traditions of our national life
  and that I can exert and influence in my home and
  community which will stand solid for my part in
  that inspiring task.

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Motto

• Learning to Do
• Doing to Learn
• Earning to Live
• Living to Serve

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Core Concept

• Purpose of Livestock Projects

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• Ch. 1, Lesson 3, Activity 1
• The Real Purpose of Livestock Projects

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• Ch.1, Lesson 3, Activity 2
• Name that skill

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Skills Gained by Exhibiting Livestock

• Problem Solving
• Knowledge of Livestock Industry
• Self-Confidence
• Team Work
• Self-Motivation

• Self-Discipline
• Organizational Skills
• Character
• Social Skills
• Competition

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Core Concept

• Decision Making
• And
• Goal Setting

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• Ch.4, Lesson 1, Activity 1
• What Motivates Us to Have Livestock?

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• Ch.4, Lesson 1, Activity 2
• What is Success?

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What is Success?

• Success is the achievement of something desired,
  planned or attempted.

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What is Failure?

• Failure is not achieving what you desire, plan or
  attempt.

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Characteristics of Successful People

• Confident
• Hard Working
• Failure increases motivation to work harder
• Challenging themselves
• Take credit for success and take responsibility
  for failure

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Characteristics of Unsuccessful People

• Doubt themselves and are anxious
• Dont work hard
• Give up when things dont go well
• Just go through the motions without much
  participation
• Believe someone else controls whether they
  succeed or fail

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• Ch.4, Lesson 1, Activity 3
• Writing Personal Goals

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What is a Goal?

• Goal something that one strives to achieve

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Core Concept

• Responsibility of Producing a Safe Product

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Lesson 1

• The Food Supply Continuum

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Understand role and responsibility in the food
supply continuum

• Consumers have a right to expect a safe,
  wholesome product
• It is a producers responsibility to provide that
  safe product
• Producers are also consumers

Responsibility
Citizenship
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Understand role and responsibility in the food
supply continuum
From NPPC, Youth PQA 2000
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Understand role and responsibility in the food
supply continuum

• ALL producers are affected by negative publicity
  concerning our food supply
• Product safety can be compromised at any time in
  the food supply continuum

Responsibility
Citizenship
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• Ch. 2, Lesson 1, Activity 1
• Food Supply Continuum Puzzle

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• Ch. 2, Lesson 1, Activity 2
• Group Sit

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Lesson 2

• Understanding Food Safety

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Understand basic elements of food safety

• Past failures in food safety process
• Recalls, scares, contamination
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
  (HACCP) plans and monitoring now required by
  every packing plant, regardless of size -
  PREVENTION

Responsibility
Citizenship
Trustworthiness
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Understand basic elements of food safety

• Role of producer in providing packer with safe
  product
• On-farm HACCP
• Certain hazards occur before product reaches
  packer
• Notify packer of potential hazards
• Importance of record keeping
• Medication use and storage

Responsibility
Citizenship
Trustworthiness
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Identify potential hazards in meat products and
appropriate preventative measures

• What could potentially happen if a person
  extremely allergic to penicillin (or ibuprofen)
  ate meat with such a residue?
• What would happen if a consumer bit
  into a portion of a broken needle?

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• Ch. 2, Lesson 2, Activity 2
• Identifying Hazards

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• Ch. 2, Lesson 2, Activity 3
• Broken Needles

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Core Concept

• Medication Use/Reading and Following Labels

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Lesson 2

• Medication and Feed Labels

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Exhibit knowledge of medication and feed labels
and their meaning
Read the Labels!!!

• Application Method
• Precautions
• Active Ingredient
• Trade Name

• Expiration date
• Lot number
• Dosage
• Warnings
• Cautions

From NPPC PQA for Youth 2000
Caring
Responsibility
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Exhibit knowledge of medication and feed labels
and their meaning

• Prescription drugs must be used according to
  label instructions
• Over-the-Counter drugs can cause residues and may
  not be appropriate for animal use
• Human sunburn remedies
• Human dietary supplements
• Etc.!

Caring
Responsibility
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Exhibit knowledge of medication and feed labels
and their meaning

• Types of drug use
• Labeled Use Using the drug EXACTLY as it is
  specified on the label. Legal and the type of
  practice most producers use.
• Off Label Use The PRODUCER uses drugs on their
  own in a manner other than what is stated on the
  label without veterinarian guidance. ILLEGAL!
• Extra Label Use The VETERINARIAN prescribes a
  drug to be used in a manner other than what is on
  the label. LEAGAL and used when a good
  veterinarian-client-patient relationship exists

From NPPC PQA for Youth 2000
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Exhibit knowledge of medication and feed labels
and their meaning

• Labels must be followed when using feed and feed
  additives
• Only a veterinarian can change the label of
  medications, including route of administration,
  dosage, duration, etc. (Extra label drug use)
• NO ONE, not even a veterinarian, can legally
  change the label on feed or feed additives

Responsibility
Caring
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• Ch. 3, Lesson 2, Activity 1
• Reading a Medication Insert

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• Ch. 3, Lesson 2, Activity 2
• Reading a Feed Tag

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• Ch. 3, Lesson 2, Activity 4
• Medication Labels

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Core Concept

• Animal Care and Well-Being

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Lesson 3

• Administering Medicines

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Knowledge of proper medication administration

• Proper routes of administration
• Differences in routes of administration
• Differences between species
• ALWAYS avoid major meat cuts (loin, leg, ham)!!!

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From SDSU Animal Science website
From NPPC PQA for Youth 2000
Responsibility
Caring
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Knowledge of proper medication administration

• Animals should NEVER be injected into the loin
  (back) or rump (ham or leg).
• Intramuscular injections (IM) should be given in
  the neck muscle
• Subcutaneous injections (Subcu) should be given
  in the fore or rear flank, under the skin

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Knowledge of proper medication administration

• Choose size and gauge of needle carefully
• Route of administration (I.M. vs. subcu)
• Size of animal
• Species
• If needle shaft is damaged (bent, burr) do
  not use!
• Proper disposal of needles
• Puncture-proof container

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• Ch. 3, Lesson 3, Activity 1
• Livestock Injection Sites

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• Ch. 3, Lesson 3, Activity 2
• Banana Injection

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Lesson 6

• Animal Facilities

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Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate animal
facilities - HOUSING

• Impact of decisions on the general welfare of the
  animal

Shade
Bedding
Shelter
Ventilation
Caring
Respect
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Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate animal
facilities - HANDLING

• Handle animals while temperatures are optimum

Wet shavings Keep trailer moving to provide air
flow
Straw bedding Prevent drafts
Caring
Respect
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Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate animal
facilities - HANDLING

• Always handle animals calmly and gently
• Provide water immediately after transport (and
  during if possible)
• Provide shade while transporting

Caring
Respect
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Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate animal
facilities - HANDLING

• Never use electric prods, buzzers or slappers to
  handle animals
• Use proper equipment (i.e. sorting panels for
  hogs) when handling, loading and transporting
  animals

Caring
Respect
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Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate animal
facilities - HOUSING

• Impact of decisions on the general welfare of the
  animal

Shade
Bedding
Shelter
Ventilation
Caring
Respect
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Lesson 7

• Caring for Your Animals Health

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Demonstrate an understanding of animal well-being
- HANDLING

• Proper handling, including during loading and
  transport, should be exhibited at all times

• Avoid distractions, such as shadows
• Always move animals in a calm, slow manner
• Keep your temper!

From Dr. Temple Grandin, CSU
Caring
Respect
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Demonstrate an understanding of animal well-being

• Nutrition and feeding
• Meeting animals requirements
• Management to reach optimum weight, not feed and
  then withhold right before show
• Importance of a clean, fresh water supply at all
  times

Responsibility
Caring
Citizenship
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Demonstrate an understanding of animal well-being

• Water should NEVER be withheld from
  the animal for more than a few
  hours, especially as a means of
  shedding weight
• Feed additives, including Paylean for swine,
  alter the metabolism of the animal
• Feed additives may also affect the way that an
  animal handles stresses, including handling,
  loading, showing and weight management

Responsibility
Caring
Citizenship
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Evaluate herd health

• Animals should be observed daily for signs of
  illness
• If an illness or injury occurs, animal should be
  treated promptly and correctly, following label
  directions and may need the care or advice of a
  veterinarian

Responsibility
Citizenship
Caring
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Evaluate herd health

• Many producers have strict biosecurity practices
  on their operations
• Prevent spread of potential disease
• Be aware of, and observe these practices when
  visiting farms
• Youth may want to consider adopting some simple
  biosecurity measures on their operation

Responsibility
Citizenship
Caring
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• In closing

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Eight Core Concepts

• Character Education
• Six Pillars of Character
• Purpose of 4-H/FFA
• Purpose of Livestock Projects
• Making Decisions/Goal Setting

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Eight Core Concepts

• Quality Assurance
• Impact of Livestock Projects on Red Meat Industry
• Responsibilities of Producing a Safe Product
• Medication use/Reading and Following Labels
• Animal Care and Well-Being

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• Ch. 3, Lesson 6, Activity 1
• Defining Character and Ethics

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• Ch. 1, Lesson 5, Activity 3
• Its A Question of Ethics

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Its A Question of Ethics

• You should
• Take the medicated feed. The show doesnt do drug
  tests anyway.
• Turn down the offer of medicated feed, thinking
  that you can find a neighbor who can let you
  borrow enough feed to last through the holidays
• Decline the feed and politely inform the store
  clerk that its important to follow the rules
  about using medicines and drugs
• What the clerk is suggesting is illegal. Notify
  your Ag Teacher of County Agent about the clerks
  suggestion.

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Its A Question of Ethics

• You should
• Get your brother and leave
• Point out to your little brother what you see and
  tell him that it is wrong and why
• Tell your dad what you saw and have him call the
  Ag Teacher or County Agent
• Call Bob and ask him what the deal is

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Its A Question of Ethics

• You should
• Call Bob and ask him what is going on
• Tell your dad and ask him to call your County
  Agent or Ag Teacher
• Tell all your friends what you saw in Bobs barn
  and let them know that he is cheating and using
  illegal drugs to make his show pigs better
• Unload the feed back into Bobs barn and leave as
  soon as possible to try to erase all evidence
  that you were there

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Its A Question of Ethics

• You should
• Politely decline the pig
• Take the pig. You should get first choice anyway
  because your dad is the one who went and
  purchased the pigs for everyone
• Take the pig. If you dont, someone else will and
  you will have to show against a better pig
• Take the good pig back and draw for the pig with
  the other members. You may get lucky and draw
  this one anyway

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Its a Question of Ethics

• You should
• Take the help. You have spent a great deal of
  time with your pg and really want to show
• Take the help. The practice is sort-of-legal. It
  hasnt been identified as illegal. Besides,
  others are sure to be cheating and this practice
  isn't considered cheating yet
• Decline the help and look for an alternative that
  is sort-of-more-legal
• Decline the help. Try to naturally and legally
  get the weight off and hope that your pig can
  lose the weight for the show. Learn from this
  mistake and do better with your next swine project

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• Ch. 4, Lesson 2, Activity 1
• Sportsmanship vs. Gamesmanship

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What is Sportsmanship?

• Sportsmanship is exhibiting livestock with honor

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What is Gamesmanship?

• All about winning for gain or glory

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The Relationship between Quality Counts and the
local County Fair
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Where does it start?

• Quality Counts starts at home (At your local or
  regional shows)

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In Fayette County

• 370 4-H FFA members participate in livestock
  projects at the
• Fayette County Junior Livestock Show
• Schulenburg Show
• Flatonia Show
• Fayetteville (INTERNATIONAL) Show
• Fayette County Country Fair

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Major Shows

• About 100 of those exhibitors, exhibit at the
  major shows

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Question

• If Quality Counts is just for major show
  exhibitors, what about the other 270 in my
  program on the
  County level?

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Quality Counts for Everyone

• Quality Counts is for All Youth Livestock
  Programs in the state of Texas

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County Fair Concerns

• County Fairs also have to be concerned with the
  quality of products that are sold to buyers at
  fair time

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Importance of Quality Assurance

• When buyers know that exhibitors have been
  trained in Quality Assurance and Character
  Education they feel more committed
  because youth have been
  trained to do the right thing
  and make the right
  decisions!

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How it works

• 4-H FFA members in Fayette County can be taught
  Quality Counts through
• Project meetings
• Clinics
• Workshops
• Classroom settings

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Quality Counts SuccessDepends on You!

• Its important that local Fair Boards and
  Livestock Committees support this program,
  because this is one program that really supports
  what the Livestock
  Shows are
  promoting Youth
  Education
  in Agriculture

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4-H and FFA start at home and so does
Quality Counts!
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The Future of the Youth Livestock Show Program
Depends on Us!
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Thank You!